Site Visits
To Register please send an email to - admin@futurehomes.org.uk including the following information:
- The site visit you would like to attend
- Your name and organisation
Due to limited capacity for our site visits, priority is given to members. However Non-members are welcome to register and will be placed on a waiting list.
Upcoming Sites Visits:
Vistry - Innovation Centre and Factory Tour – Bardon, Leicestershire
Date: 30 April
Time: 10:30am-2:30pm (including lunch)
Location: Vistry Works East Midlands, Bardon Il, Unit 2, Victoria Road, Coalville LE67 1FH
PPE requirement: Safety boots, high viz jacket (no hard hats required) factory will provide safety glasses and ear protection. Vistry have a limited supply of PPE available for visitors to use – please advise prior to visit to ensure availability.
Max capacity: 25
The Vistry Innovation Centre (VIC) is a joint venture between the Group Technical Innovation team and Vistry Works. The team at Bardon factory built a 3-bedroom Linden Eveleigh house type inside the factory using timber frame construction. It incorporates cutting-edge technologies that will be used to help meet Vistry’s net zero ambitions by 2040, including the delivery of the Future Homes Standard coming into operation in 2025. The VIC shows an array of carefully considered solutions to address key industry issues, it takes you on a journey of discovery, showcasing low carbon solutions, sustainable materials, MMC techniques and smart home technology. It is a hub for our partners and regional teams to see what is possible now and what is on the horizon in the very near future.
There will also be a tour of the Vistry timber frame factory.
Octopus Energy - Octopus Innovation Centre – Slough
Date: 15 May
Time: 10am-12noon
Location: 212 Bedford Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4RY Just to note, there are 2 units at the site, so make sure you go to no. 212. There is limited parking on site but there is a car park (see Octopus direction sheet) The nearest station is Burnham on the Elizabeth Line (10-15 minute walk), alternatively get off at Slough and take a 15 minute taxi ride.
PPE requirement: None
Max capacity: 20
Octopus Energy have recently invested over £10m into a state-of-the-art training facility and innovation centre in Slough. This groundbreaking centre trains over 1,000 engineers a year and also provides a test bed for new products such as the Octopus Cosy 6 Air Source Heat Pump. There are also two homes to assist in retrofit training for solar and heat pump installations and an advanced manufacturing facility to enable high precision metalwork fabrication. Tours normally take approximately 2 hours, Nigel, our Technical Director - Zero Bills and Low Carbon Homes, gives a very interesting and informative talk about everything "Octopus”, (Octo-Verse as we call it) about what we do and what we can provide etc. Followed by a tour of our facilities which includes our training centre, innovation and testing area and our distribution centre. And then there's time at the end for any Q & A's.
Strata Desire - Leeds
Date: 5th June
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Manston Lane, Leeds LS15 9ST
PPE requirement: Safety boots, high viz jacket and hard hat
"Desire is an inclusive and diverse, multi-tenure community. A blend of open market, private rental single occupancy and social housing, this is a community of the future. Strata believe everyone should have the opportunity to live in a beautifully designed, energy efficient home with excellent commuter links, local amenities and access to nature on their doorstep."
Bellway FHS – Bolton and Energy House 2.0 at Salford University
Date: 24th June
Time: 9:30 for 10pm (BL6 5UE), finishing 4pm (M6 6PU)
Location:
· Starting at: Barton Quarter, Chorley New Road, Bolton BL6 5UE and then
· Traveling to: Energy House 2.0, Frederick Road Campus, Frederick Road, Salford M6 6PU (ample pay and display parking).
PPE requirement: Safety boots, high viz jacket and hard hat (if you would like these supplied, please let us know). TBC
Max capacity: 30
This visit is especially focused on the needs of smaller builders.
The visit is a chance to see how Bellway are exploring options for the Future Homes standard. On this visit you will have a chance to see on site homes and a home in test lab and ask the Bellway team about their experience.
The specification options include 200mm cavity walls, triple glazing, experimenting with different joists to allow for ducts, MVHR and dMEV ventilation, heat pumps and underfloor heating and radiators and PV maximisation.